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Department of the Environment and Heritage Annual Report 2003-04

Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2004
ISSN 1441 9335

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Operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (continued)
Australian Heritage Commission final report 1 July to 31 December 2003 (continued)

Appendix A - Register of the National Estate statistics

Identification

During 1 July 2003 to 31 December 2003, the number of places in the Register of the National Estate increased by a net 40. This compares with a net increase of 152 in 2002-03.

Consideration of nominations

In 1 July 2003 - 31 December 2003, the commission made decisions about the listing of ten places (compared with 80 in 2002-0).

Consideration of objections

The commission considered objections relating to one place in 2003-04 (compared with four places in 2002-03).

Upgraded records

During 2003-03, the commission fully upgraded the records, including the statement of significance, for five places. This compares with 89 places in 2002-2003.

Public notices

On 28 October 2003, the commission published a notice of intention to enter places in the register (that is, interim list entries), a notice of entry of places in the register, a notice of decision not to enter places and parts of places in the register (interim list removals).

The following table gives a breakdown by state, territory and type of entry in the register and interim list as at 31 December 2003.

Australian Heritage database - Register of the National Estate statistics report as at 31 December 2003
State Status Indigenous Historic Natural Total
NSW
 Interim list
3
12
34
49
  Registered
221
3136
488
3845
  Total
224
3148
522
3894
VIC Interim list
0
37
132
169
  Registered
111
2431
254
2796
  Total
111
2468
386
2965
SA Interim list
0
0
0
0
  Registered
153
1206
392
1751
  Total
153
1206
392
1751
QLD Interim list
2
2
5
9
  Registered
155
739
324
1218
  Total
157
741
329
1227
WA Interim list
1
1
89
91
  Registered
74
972
285
1331
  Total
75
973
374
1422
TAS Interim list
11
1
8
20
  Registered
66
1210
263
1539
  Total
77
1211
271
1559
NT Interim list
0
0
6
6
  Registered
107
157
68
332
  Total
107
157
74
338
ACT Interim list
0
7
0
7
  Registered
30
195
30
255
  Total
30
202
30
262
EXT Interim list
0
0
2
2
  Registered
0
42
24
66
  Total
0
42
26
68
Totals Interim list
17
60
276
353
  Registered
917
10 088
2128
13 133
Grand total  
934
10 148
2404
13 486
Australian Heritage database - Register of the National Estate Indigenous places as at 31 December 2003 (a)
Type of place NSW VIC SA QLD WA TAS NT ACT(b) Total
Aboriginal art site
70
17
42
34
25
5
18
2
213
Aboriginal
10
13
1
2
2
3
1
0
32
Burials/cemeteries/graves
Aboriginal ceremonial site
6
3
0
10
0
0
0
0
19
Aboriginal fish/eel traps
3
3
6
5
1
0
1
0
19
Aboriginal grinding grooves
7
8
0
2
0
0
0
2
19
Aboriginal historic/contact site
15
10
8
2
5
1
8
0
49
Aboriginal hunting hides/traps
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
Aboriginal modified trees
23
8
2
9
2
0
1
19
64
Aboriginal occupation site
19
8
24
10
9
27
4
2
103
Aboriginal organic resource area
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Aboriginal quarries
3
7
9
7
3
5
0
1
35
Aboriginal shell midden
15
17
5
16
0
17
0
0
70
Aboriginal site complex
18
4
17
17
16
13
23
0
108
Aboriginal stone arrangements
9
4
8
26
3
3
0
1
54
Aboriginal wells
1
3
5
3
0
0
0
0
12
Places of significance to
Aboriginal people
25
6
23
14
9
2
51
3
133
Number listed
224
111
153
157
75
77
107
30
934

(a) This table reflects the National Estate significance of the Aboriginal places in the register. Most of these places encompass a number of Aboriginal sites. There are many thousands of individual sites covering a wide range of site types in the register. At present there are no Torres Strait Islander places on the Register of the National Estate. The figures include registered places and places on the interim list.
(b) ACT figures include Jervis Bay.

Australian Heritage database - Register of the National Estate historic environment places as at 31 December 2003(a)
Type of place NSW VIC SA QLD WA TAS NT ACT(b) EXT(c) Total
Air transport
1
2
0
3
0
0
3
0
1
10
Cemeteries and burial sites
28
8
9
10
15
14
9
5
3
101
Community facilities
47
74
19
21
33
4
1
1
0
200
Education
142
76
57
25
44
38
1
17
0
400
Exploration, survey and places
of historical events
23
10
7
6
8
6
11
2
10
83
Farming and grazing
237
252
52
28
72
206
10
34
4
895
Finance
70
75
40
25
24
8
2
1
0
245
Forestry and timber industry
2
3
3
0
1
1
0
1
0
11
Government and administration
84
61
27
21
23
29
3
13
3
264
Health services
66
23
16
14
13
4
3
4
0
143
Historic landscape
10
6
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
21
Hotels/ motels/ inns
165
80
68
33
65
79
3
8
0
501
Law and enforcement
215
85
53
26
37
30
10
5
0
461
Manufacturing and processing
23
53
46
8
14
33
2
2
1
182
Maritime industry
10
2
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
19
Military
80
47
10
19
17
18
26
17
2
236
Mining and mineral processing
23
38
30
22
7
8
10
0
3
141
Monuments and memorials
36
14
12
68
13
3
0
9
2
157
Parks, gardens and trees
87
58
29
12
24
15
9
17
0
251
Postal and telecommunications
76
44
26
14
26
18
10
1
0
215
Public utilities
36
25
21
7
10
9
0
8
0
116
Rail transport
84
63
39
33
14
11
6
0
0
250
Recreation and entertainment
68
79
36
22
25
15
1
10
1
257
Religion
272
209
150
80
64
141
4
13
2
935
Residential buildings
783
847
261
136
203
357
18
11
4
2620
Retail and wholesale
186
106
70
54
122
77
3
4
1
623
Road transport
73
55
38
16
9
27
3
1
0
222
Scientific facilities
7
3
0
0
1
0
0
5
0
16
Shipwrecks
2
3
8
6
46
2
1
0
1
69
Urban area
164
44
38
13
24
25
4
12
4
328
Water transport
48
23
34
17
18
32
3
1
0
176
Number listed
3148
2468
1206
741
973
1211
157
202
42
10 148

(a) These figures include registered places and places on the interim list.
(b) ACT figures include Jervis Bay.
(c) External territories.

Australian Heritage Database - Register of the National Estate natural environment places as at 31 December 2003(a)
Type of place NSW VIC SA QLD WA TAS NT ACT(b) EXT(c) Total
Alpine environments
4
18
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
32
Antarctic and sub antarctic
environments
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Arid environments
4
0
11
3
9
0
0
0
0
27
Coastal environments
38
16
23
32
16
11
2
1
3
142
Fauna habitats
58
33
67
32
46
35
10
2
14
297
Flora species sites and habitats
88
35
54
26
76
32
20
10
1
342
Geological sites and areas
69
36
67
22
20
37
1
8
0
260
Island environments
21
4
21
17
17
20
2
1
1
104
Landform sites and areas
18
11
3
40
14
17
6
2
0
111
Marine environments
8
2
3
4
13
2
0
0
4
36
Palaeontological sites
16
7
7
9
9
15
1
0
0
64
Semi-arid environments
2
5
7
0
6
0
0
0
0
20
Soils sites
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
Sub-tropical environments
3
0
0
28
1
0
0
0
0
32
Temperate environments
9
50
11
0
15
17
0
2
0
104
Tropical environments
0
0
0
27
0
0
1
0
0
28
Vegetation communities
126
139
78
66
72
42
16
3
2
544
Wetlands and rivers
41
25
39
21
59
25
14
1
0
225
Wilderness
16
5
0
2
1
6
1
0
0
31
Number listed
522
386
392
329
374
271
74
30
26
2404

(a) These figures include registered places and places on the interim list.
(b) ACT figures include Jervis Bay.
(c) External territories.

Advice to Australian Government bodies under section 30 of the Australian Heritage Commission Act

Under section 30 of the Australian Heritage Commission Act, Australian Government bodies must refer to the commission proposals that might significantly affect National Estate places. The commission also provides advice to non-Australian Government bodies if requested to do so. Statistics on advice provided are given in the tables below, including number of referrals received, bodies requesting advice, and numbers where the commission estimated that the proposed action would have a significant adverse effect on the heritage values of the places concerned.

Body requesting advice Number of requests received
(% of total)		 Pieces of advice provided
(as a % of requests received)		 Significant adverse effects
(as a % of pieces of advice provided)
2002-03 Jul 03-Dec 03 2002-03 Jul 03-Dec 03 2002-03 Jul 03-Dec 03
Australian Government bodies
486
(78%)
214
(83%)
485
(100%)
172
(80.4%)
71
(14.6%)
16
(9.3%)
Local, state and non-government bodies
135
(22%)
45
(17%)
137
(101%)
44
(98%)
20
(14.6%)
6
(13.6%)
Totals
621
259
622
216
91
22
Referrals received from Australian Government portfolios 2002-03 2003-Dec 2003 (a)
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
0
0
Attorney-General's
3
3
Communications Information Technology and the Arts
36
7
Defence
87
34
Education Science and Training
6
2
Employment and Workplace Relations
0
0
Environment and Heritage
121
91
Family and Community Services
0
0
Finance and Administration
23
7
Foreign Affairs and Trade
0
0
Health and Ageing
0
0
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
0
0
Industry Tourism and Resources
2
0
Prime Minister and Cabinet
5
1
Transport and Regional Services
169
50
Treasury
33
7
Total
485
204

(a) Covers the period 1 July to 31 December 2003.

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